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you got two remaining debates with romney. we are going to get some answers and smeperspective from charles blow. i read your column and i know how you feel about this. give me the quick one-liner how you thought last night went? >> obama lost. i play basketball in high school and you're not in your best form and you lose it. doesn't mean you lose the election and the other guy is better. just means you danny show up that night and didn't do a good job. go back, look at the tape and practice hard and come back the next time and do a better job the next time. >> he let himself be interrupted. he didn't call out certain kinds of issues when mitt romney was able to walk through him and lay out a slew of stats. >> they widon't call what mitt was saying is facts. >> fact checkers hit both of them pried hard. charles, is this a question of the president who is trying to remain presidential and elegant and eloquent? that didn't work like, you know, like we heard. you got to bring your chain saw to this kind of thing. >> that seemed t
you got two remaining debates with romney. we are going to get some answers and smeperspective from charles blow. i read your column and i know how you feel about this. give me the quick one-liner how you thought last night went? >> obama lost. i play basketball in high school and you're not in your best form and you lose it. doesn't mean you lose the election and the other guy is better. just means you danny show up that night and didn't do a good job. go back, look at the tape and...
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mitt romney came prepared to play, drove to debate. i don't think the president has been talked to like this over the past four years, and i think he was so surprised that romney was just sort of plat out lying, never proposed a 20% tax cut. we've been hearing that a lot. and i think that threw him off his game. it propels all of his campaign into the next debate. mitt romney could have gone down and this race would have been over. now we have a horse race on our hands. >> do you think democrats will hire rob portman for debate preparation? >> the ads in the campaign, so negative, and so nasty. t i expected president obama to start bucking about bain capital, 47%. >> never debate on your anniversary, an important lesson. it just doesn't seem to work. the big change, president obama running ads in the swing states about this terrible person mitt romney who wants to eat babies and throw granny in the snow. just terrible. that guy didn't show up. america met a guy with very calm, presidential dem temperament. as a matter of fact, snis int
mitt romney came prepared to play, drove to debate. i don't think the president has been talked to like this over the past four years, and i think he was so surprised that romney was just sort of plat out lying, never proposed a 20% tax cut. we've been hearing that a lot. and i think that threw him off his game. it propels all of his campaign into the next debate. mitt romney could have gone down and this race would have been over. now we have a horse race on our hands. >> do you think...
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debate and say basically yes, mitt romney had a good debate but it was all a pack of lies. and he actually responded to the main lie allegation which is this thing that he's going to be apparently charging a $5 trillion tax cut to the american people, and you've got a -- not personally by name, but we now know it was you. let's just play a clip of this and see what your reaction is. >> well, actually, the president's charge of a $5 trillion tax cut is obviously inaccurate and wrong, because when he says this, let's look at all the rates you're lowering, and then he ignores the fact that i say we're also going to limit deductions and credits and exemptions. he ignores that part. obviously that was corrected by his deputy campaign manager, who said that she stipulated that in fact, the $5 trillion number was wrong. it's completely wrong. >> he's talking about you there, stephanie. >> he is. >> he says that you said it was wrong. >> that's right. right. piers, i'm really glad you brought that up. so there's this thing called math and here are mitt romney's tax cuts. if you add
debate and say basically yes, mitt romney had a good debate but it was all a pack of lies. and he actually responded to the main lie allegation which is this thing that he's going to be apparently charging a $5 trillion tax cut to the american people, and you've got a -- not personally by name, but we now know it was you. let's just play a clip of this and see what your reaction is. >> well, actually, the president's charge of a $5 trillion tax cut is obviously inaccurate and wrong,...
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not a problem for what governor romney said in the debate. he was wrong about what the president did generically refer to an act of terror. we have a question. what did governor romney say instead of what did governor romney do. a choice of words, a poor one. fact checking, and i would make this argument. done in studios in washington and new york and talk about undecided voters and talk about libya, and who has an economic plan? i vote the latter. >> this is a murky situation. candy had it right. romney got it wrong on one fact, but there is a bigger story. but surely we won't spend a lot of time litigating this. so much bigger issues. >> let's bring in candy. candy, a moment which obviously now both campaigneds will be focusing on. tell us your thoughts during that moment. >> well, again, i heard the president's speech at the time. i sort of re-read a lot of stuff about libya, i knew we'd probably get a libya question, so i wanted to be up on it. so we knew that the president had said these acts of terror won't stand or whatever the whole q
not a problem for what governor romney said in the debate. he was wrong about what the president did generically refer to an act of terror. we have a question. what did governor romney say instead of what did governor romney do. a choice of words, a poor one. fact checking, and i would make this argument. done in studios in washington and new york and talk about undecided voters and talk about libya, and who has an economic plan? i vote the latter. >> this is a murky situation. candy had...
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after mitt romney outperformed the president in the first debate. and now knew jobs numbers are likely to provide more fuel for their next debate. the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 7.8 in september down from 8.1 the previous month and the lowest since january 2009. a separate survey of employers shows businesses added 114,000 jobs last month. and let's bring in jessica yellen. what's the obama white house saying about all of this? >> they're effectively saying that the economy, while it's still weak, is showing signs that the president's policies are working, that his agenda is finally getting traction in the economy. here's what the president had to say. >> there are too many middle class families that are still struggling to pay the bills. they were struggling long before the crisis hit. but today's news certainly is not an excuse to try and talk down the economy to score a few political points. it's a reminder that this country has come too far to turn back now. >> that was friday right after the jobs numbers came out. i'll point out two
after mitt romney outperformed the president in the first debate. and now knew jobs numbers are likely to provide more fuel for their next debate. the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 7.8 in september down from 8.1 the previous month and the lowest since january 2009. a separate survey of employers shows businesses added 114,000 jobs last month. and let's bring in jessica yellen. what's the obama white house saying about all of this? >> they're effectively saying that the economy,...
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mitt romney had the luxury of preparation endlessly for this debate. this is his full-time job as running for president. the president, you know, actually has a full-time job and that is running the country. he was rusty and it showed. mitt romney had had 20 debates this year. was very well prepared. and that showed too. but i do think president obama was able to do the contrast. i loved when he looked directly to the camera and talked to the american people about his plan in protecting the middle class versus mitt romney's but he certainly missed some opportunities. >> here is the thing. when it comes to issues, a lot of people are talking about what wasn't mentioned of the debate like romney's 47% comment, romney's taxes, bain capital. why didn't the president mention these things? >> that's exactly right, carol, and what i was about to say is that he absolute missed some opportunities. i don't understand why he didn't bring up the 47%. i don't know understand why he didn't focus on bain and i don't understand why he did not go back very hard on mitt
mitt romney had the luxury of preparation endlessly for this debate. this is his full-time job as running for president. the president, you know, actually has a full-time job and that is running the country. he was rusty and it showed. mitt romney had had 20 debates this year. was very well prepared. and that showed too. but i do think president obama was able to do the contrast. i loved when he looked directly to the camera and talked to the american people about his plan in protecting the...
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romney is going to do what he did in the first debate. that is, american voters are very interested in style, maybe even more style over substance and that was the first debate you've ever seen where barack obama was outstyled. body language, mitt romney looked much more presidential and come out mitt romney and continue to strike contrasts say that we are not a government with a country, we're a country with a government and empower the people in every way possible and point out that, you know, americans have lost 40% of their net worth under this administration. as you pointed out earlier, gas prices are twice as high. we have acts of war on anniversaries of 9/11 with no response other than appointing the task force to understand whether it was a spontaneous task force. point these things out and do not play prevent defense or you will lose to barack obama. >> you can bet the president will come back on offense in the next debate, for sure. bernie thompson, thank you so much. i enjoyed listening to your radio show the other day, as well
romney is going to do what he did in the first debate. that is, american voters are very interested in style, maybe even more style over substance and that was the first debate you've ever seen where barack obama was outstyled. body language, mitt romney looked much more presidential and come out mitt romney and continue to strike contrasts say that we are not a government with a country, we're a country with a government and empower the people in every way possible and point out that, you...
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and the debates certainly played a big factor. three one-on-one debates between romney and o'brien. and romney was considered to win at least two of those debates. >> let me ask you about the performance in the debates. as i recall and also from reading there uh your article, his challenger at the time did something foolish in a debate, attempted humor without knowing the outcome. that's something none of us should ever do. and she really fell flat. and at the time, that was something that a lot of people said was a superb moment for mitt romney. and now we're hearing he's practicing zingers. wouldn't you think he would've learned from the failures of his challenger? >> yeah. i think he can benefit in two different ways. one is by coming across as a good alternative as somebody who people want to go to. the other way is for his opponent to have some faltering moment in a high-profile debate. days before the election, tim russert was moderating, the whole state was tuning in, it was a big deal and, you know, her joke that she made about having a tattoo with tim russert, you know, kin
and the debates certainly played a big factor. three one-on-one debates between romney and o'brien. and romney was considered to win at least two of those debates. >> let me ask you about the performance in the debates. as i recall and also from reading there uh your article, his challenger at the time did something foolish in a debate, attempted humor without knowing the outcome. that's something none of us should ever do. and she really fell flat. and at the time, that was something...
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mitt romney and barack obama in a presidential debate. that's senator john mccain and he'll join us live coming up. [ male announcer ] now you can swipe... scroll... tap... pinch... and zoom... in your car. introducing the all-new cadillac xts with cue. ♪ don't worry. we haven't forgotten, you still like things to push. [ engine revs ] the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >>> we are just about 30 minutes away. you're looking at a live picture of the debate hall, lynn university, boca raton, florida. third and final presidential debate just 15 days to go before the presidential election. only a handful of people know firsthand what president obama and governor romney are going through right now. bill clinton is one of them. cnn's fareed zakaria recently sat down with the former president to talk about foreign policy and the economy and 2012 politics. >> do you think bebe netany
mitt romney and barack obama in a presidential debate. that's senator john mccain and he'll join us live coming up. [ male announcer ] now you can swipe... scroll... tap... pinch... and zoom... in your car. introducing the all-new cadillac xts with cue. ♪ don't worry. we haven't forgotten, you still like things to push. [ engine revs ] the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk...
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president obama, mitt romney, they spent the day today prepping for tomorrow's debate. on television today, everywhere you looked, obama, romney, the debate, the election, they were all the talk of the sunday news programs. >> there were a whole bunch of oil companies. >> i had a question and the question was how much did you cut them by. >> what are the stakes in this final debate, with serious conversation about differences in foreign policy? >> i think it's going to be an important debate. i don't think any one event is decisive. but rebuilding our economy is a number one issue. people want to know that they have a strong, steady hand in the oval office, they don't want someone who's reckless and been consistently wrong as governor romney has. >> i think part of it is that the president who created this false image in the minds of some voters, that were completely knocked down in that debate. i think now what's becoming apparent in that debate is that the president has no plan for the next four years. tomorrow is his last chance to tell us what he's going to do in th
president obama, mitt romney, they spent the day today prepping for tomorrow's debate. on television today, everywhere you looked, obama, romney, the debate, the election, they were all the talk of the sunday news programs. >> there were a whole bunch of oil companies. >> i had a question and the question was how much did you cut them by. >> what are the stakes in this final debate, with serious conversation about differences in foreign policy? >> i think it's going to...
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let us talk about again the debate, but mitt romney, the guy behind needs to have a really good debate. now the president does too. but he can coast, he can have a good debate. mitt romney has to have a great debate. >> candy crowley, state of the union, and we look forward to this week's presidential debate and we look forward to the one you'll be moderating mid-october. >> don't forget you do have a front row seat the upcoming debate between president obama and governor mitt romn. >>> dvr sanjay gupta looking at the health care plan of president obama and mitt romney. >> reporter: since president obama's health care law was enacted 3.1 million penal under the age of 26 are now covered under their parents plan. seniors in particular have benefitted on prescription drugs. >> seniors who fall in the coverage gap known as the doughnut hole will start getting some help. they'll receive $250 to help pay for prescriptions and that will in time fill in the doughnut hole. >> reporter: 5.5 million seasons have saved $4.5 billion prescription drugs since the law was enacted. >> i have strengthe
let us talk about again the debate, but mitt romney, the guy behind needs to have a really good debate. now the president does too. but he can coast, he can have a good debate. mitt romney has to have a great debate. >> candy crowley, state of the union, and we look forward to this week's presidential debate and we look forward to the one you'll be moderating mid-october. >> don't forget you do have a front row seat the upcoming debate between president obama and governor mitt romn....
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i think mitt romney won the debate. and here's -- >> why? >> because he laid out where he would move going forward. he looked at the past for lessons learned. but then he laid out an agenda. president obama still did not lay out an agenda for the next four years. so, i think that's one of the things that people were looking for, and i was very pleased with what governor romney had to offer. >> there's something that's getting a lot of traction on the internet. romney spoke about finding women for his cabinet in massachusetts. >> yes. >> this moment went viral. let's listen. >> i said well gosh, can't we kind some women that are also qualified? and so we took a concerted effort to go out and find women who had backgrounds that could be qualified to become members of our cabinet. i went to a number of women's groups and said can you help us find folks? and they brought us whole binders full of women. >> binders full of women. social media seized on that moment and it's not a very flattering way. what do you make of mitt romney's -- >> that my
i think mitt romney won the debate. and here's -- >> why? >> because he laid out where he would move going forward. he looked at the past for lessons learned. but then he laid out an agenda. president obama still did not lay out an agenda for the next four years. so, i think that's one of the things that people were looking for, and i was very pleased with what governor romney had to offer. >> there's something that's getting a lot of traction on the internet. romney spoke...
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i'm expecting a more entertaining debate than the tirs debate between romney and president obama. but it is incredibly important, first of all, because people are watching. i don't remember ever this kind of anticipation -- >> well, sarah palin. people did watch sarah palin. >> second of all, there's no do-over. president obama gets two more shots at the apple, as does mitt romney. this is it for joe biden. they are expecting -- folks are expecting a very good joe biden. this is a very seasoned politician. in truth, both of them are, two very different guys. both are very well regarded veterans in congress. >> are you concerned, richard, about joe being joe? >> i'm not really. i think there's a lot of authenticity about him. i think people make fun of the so-called gaffs, but i really think it's him being authentic. >> in case hadn't heard it, i want to play one of those. we want to play one of those gaffs for folks. >> see, you can't find any. >> we have them. i have four of them but can't play them. >> i can recite some by memory. >> can i tell you, though, i think when he does
i'm expecting a more entertaining debate than the tirs debate between romney and president obama. but it is incredibly important, first of all, because people are watching. i don't remember ever this kind of anticipation -- >> well, sarah palin. people did watch sarah palin. >> second of all, there's no do-over. president obama gets two more shots at the apple, as does mitt romney. this is it for joe biden. they are expecting -- folks are expecting a very good joe biden. this is a...
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did he not watch those debates? has he never seen mitt romney debate? >> i think that is a very good question, piers, because you would think that in talking about the preparation, you would take a look at all of the debates and actually, the one with newt gingrich is the one that i think they needed to take a look at, because that's where he eviscerated the speaker, and he did it by telling the blatant lies that newt gingrich actually talked about the next day. so he should have been prepared for those kinds of attacks. he should not have looked surprised and he should have been much more deft at not just defending his own record and talking about where we have been and what he has done to shore up the middle class and what he will continue to do, but he should have absolutely brought up the 47%, his offshoring, the fact that mitt romney does not want to come clean on his income taxes and i think that would have been a much different debate. >> i can see that crystal is jumping in there. unfortunately, you can't do it just yet. we have to have a commer
did he not watch those debates? has he never seen mitt romney debate? >> i think that is a very good question, piers, because you would think that in talking about the preparation, you would take a look at all of the debates and actually, the one with newt gingrich is the one that i think they needed to take a look at, because that's where he eviscerated the speaker, and he did it by telling the blatant lies that newt gingrich actually talked about the next day. so he should have been...
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romney won the debate. when asked who was more likeable, debate watchers gave the two candidates essentially equal marks. that's one piece of spin that doesn't quite pass the sniff test. decide for yourself if this one does from the campaign's ben lebold who suggested mitt romney last night was acting. >> it was performance art. he locked himself into some bad positions that he took during the republican primary, tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas, refusing to ask the wealthiest for a dime to reduce the deficit and those give us big openings to talk about on the campaign trail in key states in the weeks ahead. >> vice president biden, meantime, said his boss did a good job during a bright line between his policies and mitt romney's. >> i think the president did a wonderful job in making it clear just how stark that choice is. >> keeping them honest, that is precisely where the pundits, even those who support president obama, say he dropped the ball and when we asked our viewers whether mr. oba
romney won the debate. when asked who was more likeable, debate watchers gave the two candidates essentially equal marks. that's one piece of spin that doesn't quite pass the sniff test. decide for yourself if this one does from the campaign's ben lebold who suggested mitt romney last night was acting. >> it was performance art. he locked himself into some bad positions that he took during the republican primary, tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas, refusing to ask the...
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. >> and then things switched in the debate. i have a sense that because neither of these guys have run really good campaigns. obama really negative and now they have this redistribution tape and romney makes the mistakes that we have talked about tonight and i think that the debates could be very important. >> i think they could be crucial. on the redistribution thing, what is it and why is it a dirty word? >> in the eisenhower years, we had a income tax rate of 91 and 92% for redistribution. social security system is in part about redistribution if you have a debt and that quote from obama's speech has been somewhat unfair. he goes onto say that he uses it to create opportunity. that is a key phrase. he talks about public schools and this kind of thick. and this kind of thing. i think creating more starting lines, early childhood education and i think there is more sympathy with that approach. look, i think right now, given this lousy time and this economy is growing at 2% roughly. it is the worst recovery in post war history.
. >> and then things switched in the debate. i have a sense that because neither of these guys have run really good campaigns. obama really negative and now they have this redistribution tape and romney makes the mistakes that we have talked about tonight and i think that the debates could be very important. >> i think they could be crucial. on the redistribution thing, what is it and why is it a dirty word? >> in the eisenhower years, we had a income tax rate of 91 and 92%...
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his debate performance, he did a good job in the debates. >> mitt romney's campaign ran 3,276 ads in florida. 99% were negative. is that really healthy for the american political discourse that is so unrelentingly negative? wouldn't it be better for the party to have at least some positivity creeping in here? >> i think when people go to the polls, here's what they say. what's good for my family? each family in florida, they say they want their kids to get a great education. they want to make sure they have the opportunity for a job. they want to keep the cost of living low. i think they look at this and say, we can't continue having a country with the second highest corporate tax rates in the world, more regulation at the federal level than anywhere else in the world. they're looking at this race and saying, we need a candidate that's going to help turn our economy around and do what we're doing in florida. we generate 141,000 private sector jobs. floridians believe in the private sector. they know that jobs are created by companies. so they want somebody in washington, and i think
his debate performance, he did a good job in the debates. >> mitt romney's campaign ran 3,276 ads in florida. 99% were negative. is that really healthy for the american political discourse that is so unrelentingly negative? wouldn't it be better for the party to have at least some positivity creeping in here? >> i think when people go to the polls, here's what they say. what's good for my family? each family in florida, they say they want their kids to get a great education. they...
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universally we were said, look, romney won the debate. no question about it. what are the republicans saying? money is coming in and enthusiasm on the ground when people are saying will you come and register voters than they were 24 hours ago. this helps romney with the base, republican energy, grass roots effort and republican money. one wha are the democrats saying? they say the president better show up next time and hopes his staff takes him in the room and say you need to care about this, you need to be passionate. you need to call governor romney when he leaves you openings and you need to show people you care and want to be there. wolf, here's the key question, we know what will give republicans energy, but also going into the debate romney was down a handful in florida, handful or more in virginia, handful or more in ohio where you just showed the president moments ago in wisconsin. come to the electoral map, this is the big question. first of three debates, gives republicans energy at a time many of them were beginning to worry about the top of the tic
universally we were said, look, romney won the debate. no question about it. what are the republicans saying? money is coming in and enthusiasm on the ground when people are saying will you come and register voters than they were 24 hours ago. this helps romney with the base, republican energy, grass roots effort and republican money. one wha are the democrats saying? they say the president better show up next time and hopes his staff takes him in the room and say you need to care about this,...
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president obama's people point to all the debates mitt romney did during the primaries as well as his recent practice sessions. >> you know, i'll say mitt romney has a bit more practice than the president. he's done a lot of them recently. so, you know, we'll wait to see. >> are you nervous. >> he's a much better debater. >> who? >> mitt romney. >> that was the press sector the obama campaign insisting that mitt romney is a much better debater. a thursday memo shows romney campaign senior adviser playing the same game and i'm quoting her now when she says president obama is a uniquely gifted speaker and is widely regarded as one of the most talented political communicators in modern history. this will be the eighth one h onone presidential debate of his political career for mitt romney, it will be his first. and listen to what romney himself tells abc news. >> i don't worry about the opportunity to be on the air and to face the president. he has his views. i have mine. >> all right. so just how influential are these debates for the voters out there? joining us now two journalists from
president obama's people point to all the debates mitt romney did during the primaries as well as his recent practice sessions. >> you know, i'll say mitt romney has a bit more practice than the president. he's done a lot of them recently. so, you know, we'll wait to see. >> are you nervous. >> he's a much better debater. >> who? >> mitt romney. >> that was the press sector the obama campaign insisting that mitt romney is a much better debater. a thursday...
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romney's former debate coach, welcome, mr. o'donnell. why did you and romney part ways? by popular consensus, you got him back on track? >> well, i'm not going to comment on the details on what happened with the romney campaign but i was very honored to be able to work with him. and, you know, sometimes the role of advisers is way overblown. at the end of the day it's the candidates that have to go out there and perform, do the debates, do the speech. i think mitt romney has proved he's more than capable in debates. he had a great debate last week against rick and newt and ron paul and i think he's proved that is why he is the victor this evening. he won that debate and the florida debates. those have propelled him to victory. six in ten voters said the debate mattered to them in making their mind up. >> these debates have been making up lots of voters minds as we go. but it wasn't a massive victory for mitt romney, even in michigan, his own state. why is he struggling to submit this front-runner position? >> this race has been all about momentum and a lag between some o
romney's former debate coach, welcome, mr. o'donnell. why did you and romney part ways? by popular consensus, you got him back on track? >> well, i'm not going to comment on the details on what happened with the romney campaign but i was very honored to be able to work with him. and, you know, sometimes the role of advisers is way overblown. at the end of the day it's the candidates that have to go out there and perform, do the debates, do the speech. i think mitt romney has proved he's...
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. >> i am a much better debater than iert romney or santorum. >> each day, we move closer not just to victory, but to a better america. join us. join us. together, we're going to ensure that america's greatest days are still ahead. >> the battle of the gop. this is piers morgan tonight. >> good evening. it's a big night for mitt romney. let's take a look at tonight's results. romney way ahead in the lead. listen to a tough talking mitt romney. >> so tonight was a primary. but november is the general election. and we're going to face a defining decision as a people. our choice will not be about party or even personality. this election will be about principle. our economic freedom will be on the ballot. i'm running for president because i have the experience and the vision to get us out of this mess. >> so mitt romney rolls in illinois. a crucial win for him. here to talk about it is cnn's top team. >> i think a pretty significant night for mitt romney. in the general context, are we nearing the tipping point? >> yes, i think it's a very present day for mitt romney. it's not over yet fo
. >> i am a much better debater than iert romney or santorum. >> each day, we move closer not just to victory, but to a better america. join us. join us. together, we're going to ensure that america's greatest days are still ahead. >> the battle of the gop. this is piers morgan tonight. >> good evening. it's a big night for mitt romney. let's take a look at tonight's results. romney way ahead in the lead. listen to a tough talking mitt romney. >> so tonight was a...
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looks like a thumping campaign for romney. he had a great week of debates. seems to got his mojo, i guess, in a way he maybe lost it the week before. what's your overview? >> it's a big night for mitt romney. no doubt about that. he seems to be well positioned right now for february. most of these contests whether in nevada or arizona or michigan, he's got some major advantages even in colorado let's say. he's going to do well in february. but you correctly point out march 6th assuming all four of these candidates remain in the contest, march 6th super tuesday. it's called super for a reason. it's going to be significant. and the other three gave absolutely no indication whatsoever piers, that they're thinking of dropping out. newt gingrich in fact in his remarks and speech tonight he didn't even congratulate mitt romney which is traditional. the other two candidates did. there was no phone call between the two of them. he's pushing on. he is determined to do what he can to get this nomination. even if it means going against the traditions. >> john king, you
looks like a thumping campaign for romney. he had a great week of debates. seems to got his mojo, i guess, in a way he maybe lost it the week before. what's your overview? >> it's a big night for mitt romney. no doubt about that. he seems to be well positioned right now for february. most of these contests whether in nevada or arizona or michigan, he's got some major advantages even in colorado let's say. he's going to do well in february. but you correctly point out march 6th assuming...
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mitt romney is much better at these debates. he is well rehearsed. no matter whether it's with eight colleagues, when we saw in the republican debate or with one person, but, you know what, i think mitt romney's answers will get him -- land him in hot water. his response on taxes. even, you know, not accurately telling the american people how many people are unemployed. his own health care plan. >> how do you think the president actually will address a lot of those things? why didn't the president? there were a number of misstatements, and i have been talking to democrats who say, you know what, we're really hoping those fact checkers will set the record straight. why didn't the president do that, do you suppose, last night? >> suzanne, i think only the president can answer that question. month one has given me any information in terms of why the president left so much on the floor last night. maybe the president decided this was a moment to talk to the american people and not, you know, pick up the same mud that mitt romney has been throwing and mud
mitt romney is much better at these debates. he is well rehearsed. no matter whether it's with eight colleagues, when we saw in the republican debate or with one person, but, you know what, i think mitt romney's answers will get him -- land him in hot water. his response on taxes. even, you know, not accurately telling the american people how many people are unemployed. his own health care plan. >> how do you think the president actually will address a lot of those things? why didn't the...
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tim pawlenty displayed weakness in a debate with mitt romney and republicans dispatched him. mitt romney displayed weakness in a debate against newt gingrich, he stumbled and fell in south carolina. the stronger guy will win florida. >> surge and interest in the south carolina primary. that tells me going forward that if this is a map-to-man battle, you could have this happen in a lot more states. the other issue for newt gingrich is can he cut the gap with barack obama? mitt romney and barack obama have been running dead even in polls, newt is down by 11 points. he's got to close that gap. >> mitt romney thought he was going 3 for 3. now he lost two states in one week. he has to sell himself to conservative republicans, he has to figure out a way to take down somebody who might be gaining traction with the republican base, that being newt gingrich. >> the republicans advocate less government and family values and the front-runner is now somebody that has been married three times and was a lobbyist for freddie mac. anything can happen in this world. gingrich to release his co
tim pawlenty displayed weakness in a debate with mitt romney and republicans dispatched him. mitt romney displayed weakness in a debate against newt gingrich, he stumbled and fell in south carolina. the stronger guy will win florida. >> surge and interest in the south carolina primary. that tells me going forward that if this is a map-to-man battle, you could have this happen in a lot more states. the other issue for newt gingrich is can he cut the gap with barack obama? mitt romney and...
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last wednesday on the debate stage mitt romney decided to deceive the american people that he didn't have a $5 trillion tax cut plan that would increase taxes on the middle class. he wouldn't make abortion he said he would be delighted to sign a bill that would ban abortions if congress sent it to him. mitt romney has campaigned as a severely conservative candidate for president. now that he knows that those -- he is trying to hide who he is and what he stands for. there is a lot of anger building now about the issue of trust. what do you make of that? it was clumsily handled? should heads roll? >> president obama knew ambassador stephens. he was so appreciative of his work. that diplomatic core works for him. >> it is not about mitt romney and what he did which -- >> or my colleagues in congress. >> that was in appropriate. >> in the sense of blaming the video. >> piers -- >> it was more likely to have been a terrorist attack. >> i can't believe you would suggest that. it was very unclear what happened and the main thing was to make sure rather than make snap judgements that we take
last wednesday on the debate stage mitt romney decided to deceive the american people that he didn't have a $5 trillion tax cut plan that would increase taxes on the middle class. he wouldn't make abortion he said he would be delighted to sign a bill that would ban abortions if congress sent it to him. mitt romney has campaigned as a severely conservative candidate for president. now that he knows that those -- he is trying to hide who he is and what he stands for. there is a lot of anger...
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and one of the debates within the romney campaign now is, do we pick someone who helps us with the christians? who helps bring together the base? maybe mike huckabee, maybe the virginia governor, bob mcdonald, or do we pick someone who's a little more safe and helps us with the middle, that would be senator portman of ohios there's even some talk about trying to get a youthful excitement with paul ryan, marco rubio, the senator from florida, and so as the campaign shuts into the general election modes as they start thinking more about running against obama and leaving behind the republicans, this is one of their big chances. because something you and i do not have the chance to do, that is a second chance to make a first impression. mitt romney now has that, as he becomes the nominee. people who were tuned out are going to get curious, they're going to tune in, and with his vp choice, it can say a lot about himself. >> this will be fascinating to see what happens, and the e book, playbook 2012, inside the circus, romney/santorum in the gop race. it's fascinating. thank you all very much. >> t
and one of the debates within the romney campaign now is, do we pick someone who helps us with the christians? who helps bring together the base? maybe mike huckabee, maybe the virginia governor, bob mcdonald, or do we pick someone who's a little more safe and helps us with the middle, that would be senator portman of ohios there's even some talk about trying to get a youthful excitement with paul ryan, marco rubio, the senator from florida, and so as the campaign shuts into the general...
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the debate. >> romney seems calm. you know? what he's talking about. he's taking less notes. obama the minute mitt romney opens his mouth, obama's taking notes and he just talked and looked down and looked down and looked down. he's never making contact. >> i'm sorry. if you're planning on waxing big bird off of pbs, i don't think that there's americans down for that. >> so, that is from you. thank you for your cnn ireports. now, to twitter. how about some tweets? some downright priceless. first, from dennis miller, obama better hope a kicked rear end is covered under obamacare. next om indecision. the october surprise in this election is that mitt romney is actually good at something. ouch. jim sterling tweets, obama is winning the "looking amazingly condescending when the other guy talks" race. finally this one for you from doug benson. just 14 minutes until we can all go back to preferring the kand date we liked when the debate started. all from twitter. we have a lot more. you know, as far as what happened last ni
the debate. >> romney seems calm. you know? what he's talking about. he's taking less notes. obama the minute mitt romney opens his mouth, obama's taking notes and he just talked and looked down and looked down and looked down. he's never making contact. >> i'm sorry. if you're planning on waxing big bird off of pbs, i don't think that there's americans down for that. >> so, that is from you. thank you for your cnn ireports. now, to twitter. how about some tweets? some...
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romney did well in the debate. i will admit that, i give him a b-plus on style, but i give him a d-minus on substance and truthfulness. >> you know, why -- >> he did not tell the truth. >> president obama didn't challenge him on the stage, which i think probably is what a lot of democrats think the problem was. let me ask you about ohio's job. as you know, both of you know, ohio's unemployment rate is lower than the national average. it was 5.4%, governor, when you took office. it hit its high point in 2010. ten points now it's down. by 7.2%. now, i want to just play you what governor kasik, a republican, said at the rnc. >> we've made real progress in ohio in restoring confidence because that's what so much of life is about. we are setting people free in order to build success, but we need a new partner in washington. this relationship is just not working. it is holding us back. >> so governor, first to you. who is responsible for the good economy, or relatively good economy in ohio? >> thank you for playing that
romney did well in the debate. i will admit that, i give him a b-plus on style, but i give him a d-minus on substance and truthfulness. >> you know, why -- >> he did not tell the truth. >> president obama didn't challenge him on the stage, which i think probably is what a lot of democrats think the problem was. let me ask you about ohio's job. as you know, both of you know, ohio's unemployment rate is lower than the national average. it was 5.4%, governor, when you took...
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and slum belled and slumped in the last debate and he said i'm just not good that the and mitt romney has to show that, look, i may have a ceiling at 25%. it's a real problem, but at the end of the day i can be president. >> i'll tell you where mitt romney does not have a ceiling in the new poll today and that's electability. he's gone from the mid-20s to the mid-40s. that's huge. it's clear among republicans that people are starting to say, you know what? he may be the guy who is best able to take on barack obama, but it's a question of whether the tea partiers can actually sort of say, all right, we'll hold our nose and in the end we may go with him. >> we'll talk to the tea party in a couple of minutes because i'm curious if you have a top of the ticket who they don't love. >> the palin model. >> it had down sides last time. >> ultimately right now the question of the republican party, is electability versus ideology and if mitt romney does get the pass because he's aye an electable candidate, he has to have a candidate who has more enthusiasm from the base and the tea party and th
and slum belled and slumped in the last debate and he said i'm just not good that the and mitt romney has to show that, look, i may have a ceiling at 25%. it's a real problem, but at the end of the day i can be president. >> i'll tell you where mitt romney does not have a ceiling in the new poll today and that's electability. he's gone from the mid-20s to the mid-40s. that's huge. it's clear among republicans that people are starting to say, you know what? he may be the guy who is best...
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>> it was a huge moment in the debates for governor romney. >> why? >> because in that one sentence he was able to take an issue that others had been dogging him with and put it to rest. he was able to communicate clearly. if you are going to milwaukee the charge, make it on the stage, and that really put gingrich in his place. you know, that's happened through -- that happened throughout the primary debates. when pawlenty wouldn't -- if a candidate is not willing to say the same thing on stage face-to-face that they'll say in an interview, we view them as weak. that moment was a moment of strength for governor romney. >> dana bash is joining us life. dana, that was really fascinating. interesting that you spoke to the republican strategist brad o'donnell, one of romney's primary debate here. he spent a lot of time with him during the primaries. how much does the romney think that those 20 or so debates in the primaries is going to help him win tonight? >> well, of course, any debate that any candidate has they think will help, but, you know, this is
>> it was a huge moment in the debates for governor romney. >> why? >> because in that one sentence he was able to take an issue that others had been dogging him with and put it to rest. he was able to communicate clearly. if you are going to milwaukee the charge, make it on the stage, and that really put gingrich in his place. you know, that's happened through -- that happened throughout the primary debates. when pawlenty wouldn't -- if a candidate is not willing to say the...
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is there any concern on your side that this isn't just a debate, a good debate performance by romney, that he's hit on some sort of formula that is working for him particularly among undecideds, independents? >> well, first, i am paid to help re-elect the president by this super pac and i'm paid to worry so i'm of course worried. there's only two ways to run in america. that is scared or unopposed. sadly, the president is not unopposed so i'm running scared. i hope his team is running scared. you have to honor every threat. that's strategic air command, they have that on all the computers, honor every threat so yes, of course. at the same time, there's not something fundamental here. the president didn't make some kind of extraordinary gaffe or some big mistake. there's nothing that's fundamental here. unemployment hasn't gone up half a point or a full point. it was i think the debate. i don't discount that. that was a terrific job by governor romney that night. not a very good job by my guy, obama. but i think that's what's going on here. people gave him a second look, he rallied rep
is there any concern on your side that this isn't just a debate, a good debate performance by romney, that he's hit on some sort of formula that is working for him particularly among undecideds, independents? >> well, first, i am paid to help re-elect the president by this super pac and i'm paid to worry so i'm of course worried. there's only two ways to run in america. that is scared or unopposed. sadly, the president is not unopposed so i'm running scared. i hope his team is running...
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. >> mitt romney, he's a debater. i'm just okay. >> mitt romney is already in denver. "the new york times" rerts he'll be armed with several zingers he's been rehearsing when he takes the stage wednesday night. you can watch the debate live, of course, on cnn. >>> police in michigan suspect a woman who collected welfare benefits after winning the state lottery may have died from a drug overdose. amanda clayton was found in her suburban detroit home over the weekend. she was sentenced to probation this summer after admitting she continued to collect food stamps even after she won $1 million. >>> negotiations between bp and the u.s. government have stalled now. the two sides are trying to hammer out a settlement for the 2010 gulf oil spill. a british newspaper reports the u.s. is seeking at least $1 billion, $3 billion more than bp is reportedly willing to pay. >>> and the busy 405 freeway is open this morning as los angeles survives carmageddon 2. that was the nickname given to an intense repair project this weekend that shut down a ten-mile stretch of interstate 405. l
. >> mitt romney, he's a debater. i'm just okay. >> mitt romney is already in denver. "the new york times" rerts he'll be armed with several zingers he's been rehearsing when he takes the stage wednesday night. you can watch the debate live, of course, on cnn. >>> police in michigan suspect a woman who collected welfare benefits after winning the state lottery may have died from a drug overdose. amanda clayton was found in her suburban detroit home over the...
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tim pawlenty displayed weakness in a debate with mitt romney and republicans dispatched him. mitt romney displayed weakness in a debate against newt gingrich, he stumbled and fell in south carolina. the stronger guy will win florida. >> surge and interest in the south carolina primary. that tells me going forward that if this is a map-to-man battle, you could have this happen in a lot more states. the other issue for newt gingrich is can he cut the gap with barack obama? mitt romney and barack obama have been running dead even in polls, newt is down by 11 points. he's got to close that gap. >> mitt romney thought he was going 3 for 3. now he lost two states in one week. he has to sell himself to conservative republicans, he has to figure out a way to take down somebody who might be gaining traction with the republican base, that being newt gingrich. >> the republicans advocate less government and family values and the front-runner is now somebody that has been married three times and was a lobbyist for freddie mac. anything can happen in this world. i think they're going to c
tim pawlenty displayed weakness in a debate with mitt romney and republicans dispatched him. mitt romney displayed weakness in a debate against newt gingrich, he stumbled and fell in south carolina. the stronger guy will win florida. >> surge and interest in the south carolina primary. that tells me going forward that if this is a map-to-man battle, you could have this happen in a lot more states. the other issue for newt gingrich is can he cut the gap with barack obama? mitt romney and...
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but it's interesting, before the debate, an 82% chance of romney winning the debate. after the debate, 89%. chance to win florida, 91%. >> and a wall street journal poll, it's clear from that poll that independent voters don't like what they have been seeing at the debates, and in a matchup between barack obama and newt gingrich, barack obama wins by double digits. >> team romney is very confident, anderson. they said it was breaking their way before the debate. they believe he'll win the florida primary. it doesn't mean it's over. when newt gingrich loses, that's when he gets more aggressive. this will go on. >> i believe barack obama will eventually win florida. what do i know? i ran al gore's campaign. i can't win. >> all right. ari. >> what propelled newt in south carolina were the debate performances. in the middle of the debate, newt was going to win. tonight, you don't get the sense of surge. romney takes florida, and this is the easiest protection of them all, the giants beat the patriots. >> eric erickson. >> i think romney wins florida. if you're newt, you l
but it's interesting, before the debate, an 82% chance of romney winning the debate. after the debate, 89%. chance to win florida, 91%. >> and a wall street journal poll, it's clear from that poll that independent voters don't like what they have been seeing at the debates, and in a matchup between barack obama and newt gingrich, barack obama wins by double digits. >> team romney is very confident, anderson. they said it was breaking their way before the debate. they believe he'll...
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a lot of hours away from round two of the obama/romney debate. miguel is going to continue his trip around the country. really look iing at some of the important, critical counties where they're analyzing those voters who could truly make the decision in this election. >> all the swing states in the country, the state of them that's had the fastest job growth in the past year, ohio. and, you know, when the obama people -- >> republican governor there. >> that is the last line of defense for obama in a much darker kind of outlock over the last couple of weeks. that ohio -- he still has a lead there. and that is really the last -- as long as -- but it's tightening. as long as he's ahead there, very hard to see romney getting -- >> need ohio to win. >> republicans almost certainly need ohio to win. almost certainly. >> ohio is the new florida. >> ohio is the old ohio. >> ohio is the -- black and the new brown. always trying to get a plug in for his state, that congressman chaffetz. >>> woel talk to a young man whose first album sold more than 5 mill
a lot of hours away from round two of the obama/romney debate. miguel is going to continue his trip around the country. really look iing at some of the important, critical counties where they're analyzing those voters who could truly make the decision in this election. >> all the swing states in the country, the state of them that's had the fastest job growth in the past year, ohio. and, you know, when the obama people -- >> republican governor there. >> that is the last line...
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the debate season has been good for mitt romney in ohio. however, the president continues to keep a small but stubborn lead in the state of ohio. the two most recent polls we've factor into the that average are these two. a cbs/quinnipiac university poll has the president up 50-47. but another shows a dead het, 47-47. what's driving it? let's take a look. it's a classic swing of the genders. in the state of ohio, among women, 53% for the president, 41% for governor romney. among men, the flip side. a big gender gap that works both way, women to the president's advantage, men to governor romney's advantage. one of the reasons i was in ohio was to take a look at the early voting. in the quinnipiac/cbs poll, they asked people who have voted early, whou did you vote? the president with an edge, 54% to 39%. the president wants to be ahead in the early voting. but these numbers are actually better for the republicans than they were four years ago. on the ground in ohio, republicans think we'd like to be a little closer in the early voting but the
the debate season has been good for mitt romney in ohio. however, the president continues to keep a small but stubborn lead in the state of ohio. the two most recent polls we've factor into the that average are these two. a cbs/quinnipiac university poll has the president up 50-47. but another shows a dead het, 47-47. what's driving it? let's take a look. it's a classic swing of the genders. in the state of ohio, among women, 53% for the president, 41% for governor romney. among men, the flip...